Description
ACCEL Schools is seeking highly qualified Intervention Specialists at Montgomery Preparatory Academy in Dayton, Ohio.
The Intervention Specialist supports the educational and behavioral goals of all students with a focus on students with an Individualized Education Program.
Responsibilities include:
- Working cooperatively with classroom teachers, interpreting the abilities and disabilities of students, assisting in classroom intervention strategies, modifying general education curricular as necessary, and assisting students with regular class assignments.
- Conducting diagnostic assessments for instruction.
- Conducting functional behavior assessments.
- Writing and implementing behavior improvement plans.
- Facilitating IEP Meetings and writing IEP goals and objectives.
- Relentlessly working to meet all goals related to student achievement and culture as well as state-specific achievement goals.
- Utilizing research-based best practices in daily planning and instruction.
- Integrating culturally responsive teaching practices into daily lessons and interactions with students, parents, and colleagues.
- Serving as an advisor for a designated set of students.
- Communicating regularly with families regarding the academic and social-emotional growth of their child.
- Participating in the planning and implementation of non-instructional activities such as social events and field trips.
Requirements:
- Current state license.
- Knowledge of State Standards and Common Core Standards.
- Experience working in a full-room inclusion type model or Co-Teaching in a Resource Room model.
- High level of comfort working in a growth-focused coaching environment based on frequent observations, debriefs, action planning, and progress monitoring.
- High-quality written and verbal communication skills.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office products including Word and Outlook.
- Excellent organization and time management skills.
- Ability to work independently and contribute to a team.
- Ability to pass federal and state criminal background checks (FBI/BCI).
- Experience working in a multi-cultural setting preferred.
Benefits:
- Salary range: $47,000 - $55,000.
- Paid time off.
- Retirement contributions.
- Optional Basic Life and AD&D insurance.
- Voluntary life insurance (employee, spouse, child).
- Discounted childcare at Early Learning Academies locations.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Voluntary short-term disability insurance.
- Voluntary long-term disability insurance.